Warwickvs Riven
Warwick vs Riven is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Warwick wins with a 58.8% win rate (+17.6%) over Riven based on 17 games. Riven wins the early laning phase while Warwick scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Warwick build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Warwick vs Riven matchup.
Warwick Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Warwick performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Warwick vs Riven Matchup?
Warwick vs Riven Matchup Summary
The Warwick vs Riven matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 17 recent matches analyzed, Warwick wins with a 58.8% win rate compared to Riven's 41.2%, giving Warwick a 17.6 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Riven controls the early laning stage, but Warwick outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Riven needs to press advantages before Warwick reaches their power spikes, while Warwick should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Riven leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Warwick players can confidently pick into Riven and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Riven away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Warwick vs Riven Laning Phase Breakdown
Riven is favored during the laning phase against Warwick, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Riven holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Warwick Build Against Riven
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Riven, providing the mobility and stats Warwick needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Warwick against Riven are Kraken Slayer, Blade of The Ruined King and Thornmail. This combination gives Warwick an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Warwick vs Riven matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Warwick37.5%
Riven62.5%Warwick77.8%Riven22.2%Riven dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 62.5% win rate — a 25.0 percentage point lead over Warwick. This lopsided early game means Riven can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Warwick is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 77.8% win rate — 55.6 points above Riven. Extended games heavily favor Warwick, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Riven must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Warwick reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Warwick survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Warwick Runes Against Riven
Precision
Resolve
Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Warwick to press their advantage against Riven, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Warwick matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Warwick's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Warwick build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.67% | 453 | 1.0 | 636 | 12,364 | 54.6% | 45.5% | |
| 48.79% | 330 | 1.0 | 681 | 12,849 | 57.7% | 43.5% | |
| 54.92% | 315 | 0.9 | 625 | 12,109 | 59.2% | 51.2% | |
| 52.67% | 300 | 1.0 | 691 | 12,435 | 53.7% | 52.0% | |
| 47.12% | 278 | 1.1 | 697 | 12,147 | 46.0% | 48.0% | |
| 51.56% | 256 | 1.0 | 641 | 12,322 | 54.2% | 49.3% | |
| 58.77% | 228 | 1.0 | 613 | 11,992 | 61.3% | 56.4% | |
| 61.21% | 214 | 1.1 | 675 | 12,458 | 63.6% | 59.1% | |
| 46.01% | 213 | 1.1 | 576 | 12,082 | 47.6% | 44.5% | |
| 48.11% | 185 | 1.5 | 718 | 12,388 | 50.6% | 45.8% | |
| 44.81% | 183 | 1.0 | 643 | 12,653 | 41.9% | 46.8% | |
| 53.30% | 182 | 1.0 | 628 | 12,624 | 61.4% | 48.2% | |
| 50.94% | 159 | 1.0 | 662 | 12,822 | 56.9% | 46.8% | |
| 57.25% | 138 | 2.0 | 640 | 12,402 | 53.6% | 59.8% | |
| 53.49% | 129 | 1.8 | 678 | 11,852 | 56.5% | 50.8% | |
| 54.76% | 126 | 1.1 | 653 | 12,213 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.16% | 124 | 1.1 | 635 | 12,650 | 42.9% | 46.7% | |
| 52.54% | 118 | 1.1 | 650 | 12,444 | 58.5% | 47.7% | |
| 51.72% | 116 | 0.9 | 628 | 11,878 | 50.0% | 53.5% | |
| 47.06% | 102 | 1.1 | 650 | 12,208 | 50.0% | 44.6% | |
| 44.12% | 102 | 1.0 | 640 | 12,287 | 47.8% | 41.1% | |
| 61.22% | 98 | 1.2 | 711 | 13,065 | 67.4% | 56.4% | |
| 49.48% | 97 | 1.0 | 675 | 12,900 | 41.2% | 54.0% | |
| 65.22% | 92 | 0.9 | 623 | 12,257 | 73.8% | 58.0% | |
| 57.14% | 91 | 1.2 | 621 | 11,650 | 59.6% | 54.5% | |
| 51.11% | 90 | 2.9 | 652 | 10,892 | 48.1% | 55.6% | |
| 45.98% | 87 | 0.9 | 661 | 11,488 | 34.9% | 56.8% | |
| 56.32% | 87 | 3.8 | 756 | 12,727 | 65.7% | 50.0% | |
| 55.81% | 86 | 1.0 | 658 | 13,229 | 62.9% | 51.0% | |
| 46.43% | 84 | 4.0 | 730 | 11,336 | 51.4% | 42.5% | |
| 48.19% | 83 | 1.0 | 631 | 12,145 | 48.6% | 47.8% | |
| 60.53% | 76 | 1.1 | 628 | 12,479 | 60.7% | 60.4% | |
| 45.83% | 72 | 3.4 | 627 | 10,927 | 47.2% | 44.4% | |
| 52.24% | 67 | 2.6 | 676 | 11,513 | 50.0% | 54.3% | |
| 56.06% | 66 | 3.3 | 978 | 12,415 | 58.6% | 54.0% | |
| 48.48% | 66 | 1.1 | 663 | 12,246 | 51.7% | 46.0% | |
| 53.85% | 65 | 1.1 | 629 | 13,118 | 46.1% | 59.0% | |
| 52.38% | 63 | 5.4 | 741 | 11,431 | 41.7% | 59.0% | |
| 61.90% | 63 | 1.3 | 716 | 12,859 | 65.4% | 59.5% | |
| 48.33% | 60 | 1.4 | 778 | 12,318 | 51.7% | 45.2% | |
| 64.91% | 57 | 2.3 | 682 | 12,974 | 68.2% | 62.9% | |
| 56.36% | 55 | 1.1 | 705 | 12,873 | 60.0% | 53.3% | |
| 40.74% | 54 | 3.1 | 727 | 11,535 | 36.0% | 44.8% | |
| 55.77% | 52 | 2.5 | 821 | 12,120 | 48.0% | 63.0% | |
| 45.10% | 51 | 1.2 | 684 | 12,922 | 54.2% | 37.0% | |
| 54.90% | 51 | 1.1 | 662 | 11,989 | 52.2% | 57.1% | |
| 53.06% | 49 | 5.6 | 811 | 10,922 | 43.3% | 68.4% | |
| 54.17% | 48 | 3.3 | 752 | 12,368 | 68.4% | 44.8% | |
| 47.83% | 46 | 3.2 | 749 | 12,002 | 47.8% | 47.8% | |
| 55.56% | 45 | 0.9 | 592 | 11,305 | 51.9% | 61.1% | |
| 59.09% | 44 | 4.8 | 933 | 11,858 | 56.0% | 63.2% | |
| 42.86% | 42 | 3.8 | 748 | 11,484 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 42.86% | 42 | 2.0 | 675 | 12,123 | 35.7% | 46.4% | |
| 41.46% | 41 | 3.5 | 868 | 12,752 | 53.3% | 34.6% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 3.4 | 768 | 12,692 | 62.5% | 41.7% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 3.4 | 828 | 11,901 | 55.6% | 52.6% | |
| 43.24% | 37 | 1.3 | 772 | 12,664 | 50.0% | 38.1% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 1.0 | 666 | 13,032 | 50.0% | 47.6% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 5.2 | 866 | 11,930 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 58.82% | 34 | 1.2 | 622 | 12,893 | 63.6% | 56.5% | |
| 43.75% | 32 | 1.0 | 613 | 11,958 | 53.3% | 35.3% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 5.9 | 887 | 12,336 | 25.0% | 52.9% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 2.8 | 591 | 11,409 | 46.7% | 53.9% | |
| 71.43% | 28 | 1.8 | 763 | 14,222 | 88.9% | 63.2% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 1.9 | 817 | 13,965 | 30.0% | 52.9% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 5.9 | 993 | 12,096 | 50.0% | 61.5% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.0 | 940 | 14,191 | 37.5% | 68.4% | |
| 66.67% | 24 | 5.6 | 864 | 10,955 | 63.6% | 69.2% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 5.7 | 707 | 13,047 | 66.7% | 38.9% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.2 | 896 | 13,402 | 16.7% | 55.6% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 3.3 | 765 | 11,295 | 58.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 6.4 | 926 | 12,858 | 77.8% | 58.3% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 5.5 | 823 | 13,291 | 57.1% | 46.1% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 4.7 | 741 | 11,976 | 36.4% | 50.0% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 5.3 | 1,020 | 13,639 | 42.9% | 33.3% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 4.1 | 648 | 12,292 | 37.5% | 77.8% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 3.0 | 744 | 11,793 | 28.6% | 88.9% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 1.8 | 766 | 14,588 | 75.0% | 45.5% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.5 | 770 | 12,061 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 1.0 | 663 | 13,830 | 87.5% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.1 | 551 | 9,852 | 71.4% | 42.9% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 5.3 | 764 | 13,010 | 50.0% | 88.9% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 1.9 | 801 | 9,834 | 12.5% | 60.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.0 | 985 | 10,490 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 5.2 | 756 | 12,015 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 5.1 | 634 | 11,439 | 20.0% | 42.9% | |
| 83.33% | 12 | 5.3 | 830 | 14,318 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 0.9 | 705 | 12,462 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 0.7 | 634 | 11,454 | 42.9% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.7 | 740 | 12,084 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 2.7 | 715 | 12,328 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.4 | 584 | 11,222 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.5 | 764 | 13,953 | 100.0% | 37.5% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 4.7 | 657 | 11,960 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 0.7 | 479 | 10,307 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.1 | 715 | 12,941 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.2 | 701 | 13,055 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.6 | 556 | 11,087 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 3.9 | 771 | 11,691 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 700 | 9,837 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
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Warwick vs Riven - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Warwick do against Riven in League of Legends?
Warwick wins the Warwick vs Riven matchup with a 58.8% win rate compared to Riven's 41.2%, a 17.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 17 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Warwick do against Riven in the early game?
In the early game, Riven has the advantage against Warwick with a 62.5% win rate versus 37.5%. Riven players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Warwick do against Riven in the late game?
In the late game, Warwick takes over the Warwick vs Riven matchup with a 77.8% win rate compared to 22.2%. Warwick scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Warwick vs Riven matchup?
Warwick wins the matchup against Riven with a 58.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 17.6 percentage point advantage means Warwick is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 17 games analyzed.
What is the best Warwick build against Riven?
The best Warwick build against Riven includes Kraken Slayer, Blade of The Ruined King, Thornmail with Plated Steelcaps. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Warwick runes against Riven?
The best Warwick runes against Riven use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Warwick vs Riven matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Warwick counter Riven?
Yes, Warwick has a favorable matchup against Riven with a 58.8% win rate. Warwick strongly counters Riven in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Warwick against Riven?
When playing Warwick against Riven, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Riven. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.